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Global wheat yields threatened by warming with serious consequences
Posted by Ecologist: Paul Brown on January 22nd, 2015
Ecologist: Just one degree of global warming could cut wheat yields by 42 million tonnes worldwide, around 6% of the crop, writes Paul Brown - causing devastating shortages of this staple food.
Market shortages would cause price rises. Many developing countries, and the hungry poor within them, would not be able to afford wheat or bread.
Climate change threatens dramatic price fluctuations in the price of wheat and potential civil unrest because yields of one of the world's most important staple foods...
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Urgent: help needed now for climate refugees
Posted by Ecologist: Paul Brown on June 13th, 2014
Ecologist: Governments worldwide have been warned: draw up plans to help populations who are being forced to move because of climate change, or face a future of growing conflict and insecurity, writes Paul Brown. Planned relocation efforts should be aimed at integration of the newcomers into existing political structures and giving them some participation in decision making about their own futures. Hundreds of thousands of people are already migrating because of climate change, and countries urgently need...